- Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:30 pm
#107667
An upset Serena Williams attributed a crucial call by the chair umpire that led to her U.S. Open loss to Naomi Osaka to an issue of gender.That last sentence is an eye opener. She lost to a 20 year old nobody and got to angry she forgot to keep pretending she's female.
Williams, 36, on Saturday suffered a swift 6-2, 6-4 loss to Osaka. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion appeared to be thrown off after losing an entire game in the second set because of three separate game violations.
“You are attacking my character,” she continued. “You will never ever ever be on anther court of mine as long as you live.”
Her third violation came after she called the umpire a “thief,” leading to the automatic loss of a game.
It was at this point that Williams sought out the referee and said the harsh call had been made because of her gender.
“Do you know how many other men do things that are much worse than that? This is not fair", she said to the referee.

